Personally speaking, I predict Japan is unique with its creative styles of sandwiches because they want to interpret everyone’s different tastes and preferences. I think Japan’s cuisine is also very aesthetically pleasing, if they had the sandwiches we have here in Canada, it would look drastically out of place. Compared to Japan we have very basic styles of sandwiches. Such as the basic ham with whatever vegetables, or wraps. I wouldn’t say this meal is creative but it’s something people would find disgusting in Canada, which is Isaw or barbequed chicken intestine. It’s a famous dish in Philippines. It doesn’t seem too far off from regular grilled meat so maybe it’ll taste just as similar? After reading all the different types of sandwiches in Japan, I think I’d just want to try the basic strawberry and whipped cream shokupan. It just seems like an easier version to make cake! If Anpanman offered me a piece of him as a present, I’d gladly take it. He may be dirty from all the fighting he’s done, but I’d do anything for some fluffy bread! 

I used an iPad to study. I used the notes app to write down the different stroke orders or the different alphabets. I felt it was more convenient so I was able to switch from apps to help me out.

In Japanese, learning a new language is always difficult. I tried my best with assignments and tests always studying beforehand to make sure I don’t forget it the day of the test, but with major setback I think I could improve on my productivity. When having friends as your classmates sometimes it could be a little distracting. I appreciate feedback on assignments and prefer it comes in form of little notes instead of a check or an x. Some short/long term goals for myself include spending more time studying and trying to remember it longer if possible my plan to achieve this is to find some little ways in my daily life to always go back and remember it for years on. When faced with setbacks I always turn to music or my peers as moral support to advance the development of my ideas. Throughout the year I’ll try to learn even more about the Japanese language. Using the cites yomujp etc to help me prepare for the next school year. It’s also very helpful to watch anime so I could try to translate it myself. If I could travel back in time I would like to study sign language. I think sign language is something we should all try to learn so we’d be able to communicate with others who can’t communicate verbally. Some advice I’d give is that doing it constantly is a huge help. Being able to have a class for Japanese was an extra step into learning the language, but if your not able to get the classes you need studying and doing it constantly is a huge step.

• How does school in Japan compare to Canada? Is there anything they do in Japan, that you wish we did at Centennial?
• The school in Japan has much more variety in sports and clubs. They’re incredibly lucky to have the same classmates for their whole high school life without having to worry about the struggle of making new friends. I wish Canada had more clubs that everyone could find amusing. The more clubs the more people would want to take part in new hobbies. i wished centennial had the same classes throughout. I can see my friends and create closer bonds with them during school hours which some teens dread.

• Do you think that students should have more responsibilities at school like cleaning duty? Why?
• In Japan, their floors seemed filthy because it was caused by them. If we had some sort of cleaning duty, I think people would pay more attention to things they throw around or don’t throw away. It’ll help the janitors very much. It will teach children not to litter and help the environment a lot more. At the end of the day, teachers tell their students to stack their chairs, but since we don’t usually stack the chairs and clean the floors often, we all groan when having to clean up. Teachers should award their students for their hard work!
• How lucky are you in じゃんけん？ Would you be able to snag leftovers?
• I am not lucky at all in じゃんけん. Sometime in grade 7, we had a little competition about who would beat the whole class. Sadly, I lost all rounds, not knowing why my luck was that horrid. I wouldn’t be able to get any leftovers, just small crumbs. My luck isn’t something anyone would want, but occasionally I win in じゃんけん. There are multiple ways to try to cheat your way to victory, but it’s all in a game of luck.

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G-nenjer

Due to the unique appearance of the G-Nenjer from Chiba, I chose it as my favorite. Besides being funky, it had a beautiful touch of green vines at the top. My first thoughts after reading the storyline were that it was very similar to Mario’s storyline. Since G-Nenjer gained around 80k points, I think its design and hero background story helped it become popular. Sports teams and schools are the only places in Canada where mascots are used. I realized that there’s not much variety in how they look. The attractions are one of the reasons they are so popular in Japan. Mascots are often used to attract children or tourists to shops, jails, and other places. My interest in jails was piqued when I discovered they had mascots. As a Canadian, I strongly believe that these mascots should be used in Canada in order to earn some easy money and to warm the hearts of children. I think British Columbia’s national bird, the stellar jay, would be a good mascot for Coquitlam.